Subsidies and External Costs in Electric Power Generation

Subsidies and External Costs in Electric Power Generation: A comparative review of estimates / Lucy Kitson, Peter Wooders, Tom Moerenhout. GSI ; IISD, Sept. 2011, 31 p. (Research report) http://www.globalsubsidies.org/files/assets/power_gen_subsidies.pdf The extent to which governments subsidize electricity generation technologies is not generally clear. However, claims abound that each generation type—nuclear, fossil fuel and renewables-benefits to the detriment of others. While the literat...